2006

ЛУЧШИЕ АЛЬБОМЫ

1.ASTRAL DOORS "Astralism" (****1/2)
2.THEATRE OF SHADOWS "The Beast" (****1/2)
3.VISION DIVINE "The Perfect Machine" (****1/2)
4.FALCONER "Northwind" (****1/2)
5.Tipton / Entwistle / Powell "Edge Of The World" (****1/2)
6.REDKEY "Rage Of Fire" (****1/2)
7.JORN "The Duke" (****)
8.LEATHERWOLF "World Asylum" (****)
9.ELVENKING "The Winter Wake" (****)
10.WUTHERING HEIGHTS "The Shadow Cabinet" (****)
11.QUEENSRYCHE "Operation: Mindcrime II" (****)
12.BLIND GUARDIAN "A Twist In The Myth" (****)
13.ARIA "Armageddon" (****)
14.ANGRA "Aurora Consurgens" (****)
15.FIREWIND "Allegiance" (****)
16.RIOT "Army Of One" (****)
17.EDGUY "Rocket Ride" (****)
18.CIRCLE II CIRCLE "Burden Of Truth" (****)
19.Sergei Mavrin "Revelation" (****)
20.Jon Oliva's PAIN "Maniacal Renderings" (****)

BEST LIVE: CATHARSIS "Give Them Back The Sky" (****1/2)
2006 BEST SONGS COUNTDOWN

ЛУЧШИЕ ПЕСНИ

30. EDGUY "The Asylum"
29. BEAUTIFUL SIN "Take Me Home"
28. HOLY DRAGONS "Sons Of Judas"
27. WUTHERING HEIGHTS "Envy"
26. EMPIRE "Raven Ride"
25. RIOT "Alive In The City"
24. Sergei Mavrin "Road, Carry Me Away"
23. ELDRITCH "Bless Me Now"
22. ARIA "Blood Of Kings"
21. IVAN TSAREVICH "Come Onto You"
20. RAGE "Innocent"
19. BLACK OBELISK "Jazz"
18. FIREWIND "Fall To Pieces"
17. KURAZH "The Chaos Theory" (demo)
16. ANGRA "Ego Painted Grey"
15. Jon Oliva's PAIN "Through The Eyes Of The King"
14. EVERGREY "In Remembrance"
13. REDKEY "Rebellion"
12. CIRCLE II CIRCLE "What Am I To Be"
11. LEATHERWOLF "Institutions"
10. BLIND GUARDIAN "Another Stranger Me"
9. ELVENKING "Swallowtail"
8. QUEENSRYCHE feat. Dio "The Chase"
7. FALCONER "Spirit Of The Hawk"
6. THEATRE OF SHADOWS "The Eagle"
5. VISION DIVINE "God Is Dead"
4. JORN "Stormcrow"
3. Glenn Tipton "Holy Man"
2. BLOODBOUND "Nosferatu"
1. ASTRAL DOORS "Black Rain"


2006 AWARDS

BEST DEBUT: REDKEY
BEST SIDE PROJECT: Glenn Tipton
BEST TRADITIONAL / POWER ALBUM: ASTRAL DOORS "Astralism"
BEST PROG / POWER-PROG ALBUM: VISION DIVINE "The Perfect Machine"
BEST THRASH ALBUM: ELDRITCH "Neighborhell"
BEST FOLK ALBUM: ELVENKING "The Winter Wake"
BEST CONCEPT ALBUM: VISION DIVINE "The Perfect Machine"
BEST SURPRISE: Tipton / Entwistle / Powell "Edge Of The World"
HAPPIEST EVENT: Thomas Rettke and Sascha Paeth recording again
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: RAGE "Speak Of The Dead"
LIFETIME ACCOMPLISHMENT AWARD: QUEENSRYCHE
BEST MALE VOCALS: Nils Patrik Johanssen (ASTRAL DOORS / WUTHERING HEIGHTS)
BEST FEMALE VOCALS: Magali Luyten (BEAUTIFUL SIN)
BEST GUITAR: Aydan (ELVENKING)
BEST GUITAR DUO: Geoff Gayer / Eric Halpern (LEATHERWOLF)
BEST BASS: Teddy Moller (WUTHERING HEIGHTS)
BEST KEYBOARDS: Oleg Smirnoff (VISION DIVINE)
BEST DRUMS: Dave Simeone (ELDRITCH)
BEST LYRICS: ASTRAL DOORS
BEST ALBUM COVER: Thomas Ewerhart (JORN The Duke")
BEST RIFF: "The Eagle" (THEATER OF SHADOWS)
BEST PRODUCER: Jon Oliva / Greg Marchak / Christopher Kinder (Jon Oliva's PAIN)


Вот так вот на мнение буржуйоф =)) Как видите, места позанимали российские команды: Ария, Маврин, Театр Теней, Катарсис, Кураж и Черный Обелиск.
Причем ТТ второе, среди лучших альбомов(!), а вы коворите, что отечественные группы не вышли на мировой уровень...